Snap-button.



B. Z. HAUSNER.

SNAP BUTTON.

APPLICATION men SEPT-8.1915.

- Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

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SNAP-BUTTON.

To all whom itmay concern: Be it known that 1,311 ZIoNl-IAUsNER, acitizen of the United/States, and a resident of New Yorkcity', in thecounty and State of New York, have invented certain newand usefulImprovements in Snap-Buttns,,qf which the followingis a specification.This 1 invention relates: to") a snapbutton and moreparticularly to anovel construcof the female member thereof, ,?which is: characterized byextreme flatness, so that the devicepossesses-superior merits wheneverthe height, of-the button constitutes an importantfactor 'asit'frequently-'does.- A

' p drawing: Figure' 'l isa planof the female member of, a {snapbuttonembodyingmyinvention; Fig. 2 a plan of the malemember; Fig. 3 asection on line Fig. 1; Fi .4 a cross section 'of' the button showing.closed; Fig. 5 a plan of amodification of the-female member; Fig. 6 asection on line 6-6- Fig. 5'; Fig.

' ,7 ,a plan of a further modificatiom-Fig; 8

a section on'l-ine 8- 8 Fig. 7, fiandFig. 9 a plan of a still furthermodification; The malemembe'r of the button may eon-' sist of a roundedhead 1, having an ch 2,

holes 4, all as. usual: I I The female member of the button; to.

which my invention more particularly res ,lates,

:consists of a sinuous wire or similar, resilient strip of material,which is as to .form a'plurality of salient or outer loops 5,'anda.-'plurality of-intervening reentrant or. inner loops 6, theoutenloops. being normally closedat their mouths or points of'wmerger.into. the inner loops," whereby the play ofthe deviceis'checked. Theentire length of the Wire is laid out in' a common plane, and itsends,are preferably joined in suitable manner, so that it-is endless,and represents somewhat a stellated appearance. The outer loops 5 maybeof rounded or other contour, butthe inner loops 6, are preferablyslightly elongated or flattened at their bight," and formbetween them, acentral opening? having arched' sides and adapted to receive the-head1.'of the male member. The wire fomie'd as flopi ea of this patent maybe obtained for five I Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled September a, 1915. Serial No.

This frame may quently reversible.

to consist of a grooved rim 8, that straddles 'Figs- 5 and 6, it isshown to of an annular disk 10, furnished with a the loops' siliency of"come into plate3, havingj't read-1.

so bent and that the flatness of such female memfterial formed of a ofthe outer Patented Jan. 1111, 11916.. 49,4 5.90. I

described, is incased within a suitable frame whlch pro ects over theouter loops 5, but clears the inner bars of the inner loops 6.construction, both of its sides being however, flattened against .thecorresponding sides of the wire, so that the entire device is flatatitsfront and back and is conse In Figs. 1.4 it is shown the ends.of'loops 5 and is furnished with thread holes 9 between the outerloops. In be composed flange 11,'s0 as to likewise straddle loops InFigs. 7 and -8, it is shown to be composed of apair of annular disks 12,which are connected along-their periphery, while in Fig: 9 it is shownto consist of a square frame 13, having flange 14.

- "In practice the head 1 is forced into opening 7,.so as to temporarilyspread loops 6, and cause. them to snap into engagement with neck 2, assoon as the head has cleared During this operation, the rethe entirelength of wire will play, inasmuch as all of the inner loops merge intothe bodies of the outerloops, which are thus slightly opened up bythepressure of head 1.

It will be. seen that'the button constructed be of suitable design or asdescribed, when sewn-to a garment or "other article, will have itsfemale member arranged in a planeparallel ;to,such' article her. will be"such, as not to the thickness of the latter. female member may be sewedto materially add So also the to the garment' with either side up.

' I claim In a snap buttoma Ifemale member comsenator riausnna.

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the entire ,device being

